The Story Economy Blog

I did a vision board for the first time since—maybe ever?— and my word for 2021 is . . .  TOGGLE. Basically, we’re still living inside a dumpster fire. So all those epic, pretty-sounding words like THRIVE just feel . . . contrived. Things are…

The holidays are here. Which means it's time for reflection. Because we learned a lot this year, didn’t we? And I’m not just talking about the new vocabulary. Sure, if you had asked me last year at this time what flattening the curve or social…

Hello to anyone who is new! After publishing this piece over the weekend on NBCNews.com about how I yelled at a nun in front of a church, a lot of people were like, Who is this Judi Ketteler person? Should I know more about her? For those of you who…

I’ve started many newsletters over the past several weeks, but none felt right. What to say, where there is so much to say, and yet, such a deluge of information that it feels exhausting to contribute to it? So I’m just going to tell you how I broke…

  My cat and my town are both named Madeira, and right now, they are both having some problems. My Cincinnati suburb of 9,000 and my honey-colored tabby are each acting out because they are uncomfortable with change. The cat is pretty…